Medal of Honor
March 31, 1901
Cavite, Manila Bay, on board U.S.S. Petrel, Luzon, Philippine Islands
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Petrel
- Presentation date
- March 22, 1902
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving on board the U.S.S. Petrel, for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger for the saving of others, on the occasion of the fire on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Alphonse Girandy — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003376
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 85
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f62345b4d8d9875a7b14124fa9437e3a788562068159a2084767fcf58e922f24
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Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.